The Attitude Awards team up with Humanitix
The Attitude Awards team up with Humanitix to
celebrate the achievements of New Zealand’s disability
community
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 20 November,
2019
The Attitude Awards, a
nationally televised event celebrating the achievements and
successes of New Zealanders living with disabilities, have
partnered with Kiwi not-for-profit ticketing platform
Humanitix for this Friday’s
black-tie gala event.
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Humanitix exists to close the education gap
around the world and in 2018 won the Google.org Impact Challenge for its work
helping event organisers improve accessibility and inclusion
in live events. It also donates its ticketing service at its
sustainable cost-price to registered charities.
The move
means that booking fees from this year’s gala dinner
support The Attitude Trust, which established the
prestigious Attitude Awards and champions
the integration of people with disabilities into every
aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life.
Dan Buckingham of the Attitude Trust commented: “With the Awards we look for opportunities to partner with other organisations who are aligned with our way of thinking – Humanitix ticked that box and some!”
Buckingham continued: “With 650 people attending The Attitude Awards, including people with a diverse range of accessibility needs, a huge amount of coordination is required, so the ticketing platform we choose is hugely important.”
Now
in its 12th year, the Attitude Awards have
nine categories including Youth Spirit, Leadership, Support
Superstar, Employer and Entrepreneur Award. This year’s
awards are set for Friday 22nd November with a black-tie
gala dinner at Auckland’s Sky City. An hour-long
television special, packed with entertainment, winners and
highlights from the evening will be broadcast on TVNZ1.
Previous awards ceremonies are viewable on www.attitudelive.com.
Georgia
Robertson, Chief Executive Officer at Humanitix
NZ commented: “Events hold the key to community
participation, with our unique accessibility module we aim
to help improve the experience and accessibility of live
events for people living with disabilities.
Says Robertson: “Humanitix is a charity for the tech-generation. We don’t ask for donations. We ask anyone running an awesome event to use our platform as your booking fees can change lives."
FAQ
What is
Humanitix?
Humanitix is the not-for-profit
ticketing platform giving events impact. We make event
management a delight, and then direct 100% of the profit
from booking fees towards education projects, such as
educational equality for Māori and Pasifika
students.
Who uses Humanitix?
Any
organisation running events – whether an independent
community event, festival or international conference. By
ticketing their event with Humanitix, Singularity University
funded 10,000 days of education.
Why is
Humanitix different?
Humanitix is an exciting
case of scalable social innovation, capable of transforming
both the role of business and radically growing the funding
pool for education programs. It’s a charity for the
tech-generation.
Why education?
We
believe education is the ticket to opportunity. With access
to primary and secondary schooling and the support needed to
stay in school, kids live healthier, more fulfilling lives
and can escape the traps of poverty. Our work ranges from
educational equality for Māori and Pasifika students in low
decile schools to meals for disadvantaged Kiwi kids, through
to education programs for young girls around the
world.
How did it get
started?
Humanitix was created by Joshua Ross
and Adam McCurdie, who left lucrative jobs in finance and
management consulting to make Humanitix happen in Australia.
Funding has come from many foundations, including Google and
Atlassian’s, as well as a range of philanthropists. Ross
and McCurdie met Georgia Robertson and launched Humanitix in
New Zealand in early 2019 with support from NEXT Foundation,
which is the first market outside of Australia to launch
Humanitix.
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